The DeanBeat: Nine memorable moments from gaming’s elite DICE Summit
Last week, I heard a lot of smart people talking about the game industry at the DICE Summit, the elite game industry event in...
The DeanBeat: The joy of covering video games for 25 years
I’ve returned from another pilgrimage to the DICE Summit, the elite game industry event in Las Vegas. I’ve never missed one of these gatherings...
Hideo Kojima gets Hall of Fame honors from the video game industry
Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear Series games and who recently parted ways with Japanese publisher Konami, was inducted into the Hall of...
Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata gets posthumous lifetime achievement award from gaming peers
Former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata received a posthumous lifetime achievement award tonight at gaming’s equivalent of the Oscars. The Academy of Interactive Arts &...
Hideo Kojima: ‘I feel extremely free right now. I’m doing exactly what I want to do’
LAS VEGAS — Two of the rock stars of entertainment, Metal Gear Solid video game creator Hideo Kojima and Pacific Rim film director Guillermo...
How Ubisoft visits real places to make its open-world games like The Division
LAS VEGAS — Ubisoft game creator Tommy Francois shared how the big French video game publisher creates the animated worlds of its video games...
Penn Jillete: ‘If you liked rock ‘n’ roll in 1971, you have to love video games today’
LAS VEGAS — Penn Jillette, the famous comedian and magician (and the speaking portion of the Penn & Teller act), is a defender of...
Watch the DICE Summit game conference livestream here
The DICE Summit is perhaps the most elite event in the game industry. It features talks from the superstars of games and an awards show that...
DICE Summit to highlight game gods Hideo Kojima, Todd Howard, and Sid Meier
Even though they let people like me into it, the DICE Summit is perhaps the most elite event in the game industry. It features talks from...
The DeanBeat: Fallout, Skyrim director Todd Howard earns lifetime achievement award
Todd Howard isn’t a big guy, but he’s going to be honored as one of the giants of the video game industry. Howard, creator...